Fruits and Vegetables
Food
Preparation
Apples and Pears
Peel and cut into slices.
Apricots, Peaches,
Peel and pit.
Cherries and Plums
Strawberries
Blackberries and
Rinse and fry.
Raspberries
Cooked Fruit
Cut, cook and strain.
Fruit Juice
Wash, cut and crush.
Remove leaves, cut head
into small pieces and blanch
Cauliflower
in water and a little lemon
juice.
Cabbage and
Wash and cut into small
Brussel Sprouts
pieces.
Peas
Shell and wash.
French Beans
Wash and slice if required.
Carrots, Peppers
Peel, wash and slice if
and Turnips
necessary.
Mushrooms and
Wash, peel and cut up.
Asparagus
Spinach
Wash and mince.
Wash and cut up in small
Vegetable for Soups
pieces.
Various Foods
Preparation
Bread
Cakes
Cream
Butter
Boiled Food or
Vegetable Soup
Eggs
Blanching
Wrapping
Time
In Containers (cover
2'
with syrup)
In Containers (cover
1' / 2'
with syrup)
In Containers (cover
with sugar)
In Containers (add
10% sugar)
In Containers (sugar
to taste)
2'
Plastic Baggies
1' / 2'
Plastic Baggies
2'
Plastic Baggies
2
Plastic Baggies
3' / 4'
Plastic Baggies
Plastic Baggies or
3' / 4'
Containers
2'
Plastic Baggies
Plastic Baggies or
3'
Containers
Blanching
Wrapping
Time
Plastic Baggies
Plastic Baggies
Plastic Containers
In original wrapping
or tinfoil
Plastic or Glass
Containers
Freeze without shells
in small containers
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Storage
Thawing Time
(months)
In refrigerator very
12
slowly.
In refrigerator very
12
slowly.
In refrigerator very
10 / 12
slowly.
In refrigerator very
12
slowly.
In refrigerator very
10 / 12
slowly.
12
Not required.
10 / 12
At room temperature.
12
Not required.
10 / 12
Not required.
12
Not required.
6
At room temperature.
12
At room temperature.
6 / 7
Not required.
Storage
Thawing time
(months)
At room temperature
4
and in the oven.
About 10 minutes at
6
room temperature,
cook at 100/200°C.
At room temperature or
6
in refrigerator.
6
In refrigerator.
At room temperature or
3 / 6
in hot water.
At room temperature or
10
in refrigerator.
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